Hinged window



Feb. 19 1924.

HINGED WINDOW iled Julyv 21 1919 2 Sheets-Sheefl Feb; 19 1924.'- c. .1. wAMsER HI'NGED 'wINDow I Filed July 21, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i @www Patented Feh. 19, 1924.

nm'rriuf stares CHARLES J. WAMSER, F

, Mami! wAUwATosA, WISCONSIN.

RING-ED WINDOW.

Application led July 21,

To all whom it may concern.' h

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. WAMSER,

i a citizen of the United States, residing at Wauwatosa, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hinged Windows, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to window structures and more particularly to metal window structures having pivoted or hinged sashes.

An object of the invention yis to provide a structure which is cheap to construct and serviceable in use and easy to operate'.

Anotherv object` is to provide a structure of the character described in which the window may be swung open for Ventilating purposes and which may be further opened to wash the outside ofthe window.

Another object is to provide an adjustable hinge which will accommodate itself to slight irregularities vin the sashv and frame due to bending or warping of the material.

Other objects of the invention will be ap-v parent from the following detailed description of the device disclosed in the drawings accompanying this specification. In this speciication and in the-drawings I have disclosed one form which my invention may take which form is the best known to me at the present time. However, it is to be understood that by this specification and the accompanying drawings I do not intend to limit myself to the specic construction disclosed, as modications of the specilic structure may be required in the manufacture thereof or may occur to those skilled in the art. The real nature and scope of the invention disclosed is to be determined from the claims appendedl to this specification.

In the several views of the drawings the same 'reference numerals havebeen used to indicate the same parts throughout.

F ig. l is an elevation showing the sash swung partly open for ventilation purposes;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the sash and frame with the sash in closed position;

Fig. 3 lis a'view similar to Fig. '-1 with the sash in closed position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view online 4, 4 of Fig. 3; l

1919. serial no. 312,298.I

Fig. 5 is a sectional view. on line 57 5 of Fi l;

line 6, 6 of Fig. 1;.and

Figs. 7 and 8 are diagrammatic views suggesting how the frame sash may be readily formed of sheet metal bent into the de.- sired shapes.

Referring to the drawings, the letter F designates the' window frame proper and the letter S the sash which is pivotally mounted in the frame. f V

The frame comprises principally a boxlike section l which is provided with a sidewardly extending "flange 2 by means of whichy the frame is secured tothe wall or other structure'where the window is to be used. The frame has a Hat side 3 adjacent the sash and this flat side terminates at its forward extremityin a U-shaped extension 4. This U-'shaped extension 4 extends only from the hinge down to the bo-ttom of the .window as will be clear from Figs. l, 2 and 3. The window frame is yprovided with a slot 5 shown in Figf2 through which projects the lower hinge member 6.` This mem` ber 1s Z-shaped as is apparent from Fig. 3 and one of its ends is rigidly secured to the flat side 3 of the frame member F by means of rivets 7. Three of these rivets are shown, but it will be apparent that more or less may be used. It will alsobe kapparent that ordinary stove-bolts having flat heads counter-sunk into the fiat side 3 of the frame member may be used vin place of the lrivets 7 This lower hinge member is provided with a slot 8 and is furtherv provided with a lug 9 the'purpose of which. will be later set forth.

The window sash is constructed as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The sash has a flat side 10 which abuts against the flat'side 3 of the frame member. This flat side l() terminates in a U-shaped extension 11 which extends from the upper edge of the lower hinge member 6 to the top of the sash as will be apparent from Fig. 3. The sash is further provided with extending portions 12 which are spaced apart to provide an opening to rece-ive the glass 18. Adjustably secured tothe sash member is the upper hinge member 14 which is also Z-shaped as is apparentfrom Fig. 3. The hinge member 14 carries a bolt 1g. 6 1s a section ofthe frame taken on soA 20 which is adapted to pass through the slot 8 in the hinge member 6 to secure the two hinge members together. Surrounding the bolt 20 is a spacing member 21 which permits tightening of the nut on the bolt 20 without binding of the upper hinge member 14. The slot 8 provides for vertical adjustment of the hinge members relatively to each other. This adjustment is necessary in case the hinged members are not exactly located on the sash and frame. The sash is provided with a slot 15 through which the hinge member 14 extends. The hinge member 14 is provided with slots 16 which eX- tend horizontally and which slots receive bolts 17 which pass through the sash member. These bolts have flat heads which are positioned in the bottom of the recess between the members 12 and have nuts on the inside of the sash member. These bolts pret erably have slotted screw heads as shown in Fig. 3 so that the parts can be readily assembled by using an ordinary screw driver. The hinge member 14C is made adjustable in order that the hinge. may accommodate itself to slight irregularities in the sash and frame due to bending or warping of the material. The upper hinge member is provided with a dog 18 which is loosely mounted on a pivot 19. This dog is adapted to engage the lug 9 on the hinge member 6 when the window is swung open. F ig. 1 shows the dog 18 about to engage the lug 9. A further movement o'E the sash causes the dog 18 to engage the lug and this limits the opening movement of the window for ventilation purposes.

It is not always convenient to wash the outsides of windows which are far above the ground, and the use of ladders for this purpose is very inconvenient and unsatisfactory. W'ith a window constructed as shown in the drawings the washing of' the outside of windows is made easy. By raising the dog 18 so that it will not engage the lug 9 the sash may be swung almost completely around so that its outside surface is inside. After washing the window maybe swung back to its normal position and the dog 18 thereupon rides over the lug 9. Thereafter the parts willv cooperate as above set forth.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge, a slot in one of said part-s, and a pin carried by the other part and movable in said slot to adjust the two parts of said hinge transversely of the axis thereof, whereby one of said hinge parts is swingable relative to the other of said hinge parts about said pin for any adjusted position oi' said pin.

2. In a device of the'character described,

a two part hinge, a slot in one of said parts, a pin carried by the other part and adjustable in said.. slot transversely of the aXis thereof to pivotally connect said parts in any adjusted position of said pin and interengaging means on said hinges for limiting the relative swinging movement of said parts of the hinge.

3. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge, a slot in one of said hinge parts, a pin carried 'by the other hinge part and adjustable in said slot to pivotally connect said parts in any adjusted position oi' said pin, a lug on one of said hinge parts and a dog on the other of said hinge parts adapted to engage the lug to limit the relative swinging movement of the parts of the hinge.

4L. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge, a slot in one of said hinge parts, a pin carried by the other hinge part and adjustable in said slot to pivotally connect said parts in any adjusted position of said pin, a lug on one of said hinge parts and a dog on the other of said hinge .parts adapted to engage the lug to limit the relative swinging movement of the part-s of the hinge, said dog being adapted to be raised above said lug to permit further relative swinging movement of said parts.

5. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge having a horizontally eX- tending pivot adapted to connect two members, one of said parts being rigidly secured to one of said members and the other part being horizontally adjustably secured tothe other member, and interengaging means on said parts adapted, when in one position, to limit the swinging movement of the hinge, and when in another position, to permit full swinging movement of the hinge.

G. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge having a horizontally extending pivot adapted to connect two members, one of said partsbeing rigidly secured to one of said members and the other partl being horizontally adjustably secured to vthe other member, a lug on one of said parts,

and a pivoted dog on the other part adapted to engage the lug to limit the swinging movement of the'` hinge, said dog being adapted to be raised above said lug to permit full swinging movement of said hinge.

7. In a device of the character described a two part hinge having a horizontal pivotadapted to connect two members, one of said parts being provided with means to horizontally adjustably connect said part to one of said members, and a vertically adjustable swinging connection bet-Ween said hinge parts.

8. In a device of the character described, a two part hinge having an adjustable pivotal connection between said hinge lparts for said pivot, said connection being adjustable transversely to the pivotal axis of the hinge, member extending through 'an opening in and one of said hinge parts being provided said cooperating hinge member and adjust- 10 with adjusting slots-extending at right anable in said slot and means for holding said gies to the direction of adjustment of said pivot member in adjusted position in said 5 pivotal connection. slot.- y

9. A hinge of the character described com- In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe prising a bracket member having a slot my name this 8th 'da of July, A. D. 1919.y therein, a cooperating hinge member, a pivot v CHA LES J. WAMSR. 

